Frederick Douglass vs George Eliot
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Compare the life timelines of Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) and George Eliot (1819–1880) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1819 to 1880.
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Frederick Douglass (1818–1895)
- — Born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland Verified
- — Secretly learned to read and write in Baltimore Verified
- — Escaped from slavery to the North Verified
- — Married Anna Murray Verified
- — Published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Verified
- — Founded the abolitionist newspaper The North Star in Rochester Verified
- — Spoke at the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights Verified
- — Appointed United States Marshal for the District of Columbia Verified
- — Served as U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti Verified
- — Died in Washington, D.C. Verified
George Eliot (1819–1880)
- — Born near Nuneaton, Warwickshire Verified
- — Moved to Coventry and joined freethinking circles Verified
- — Published translation of Strauss's Life of Jesus Verified
- — Became assistant editor of the Westminster Review Verified
- — Began life partnership with George Henry Lewes Verified
- — Published Adam Bede, her first full-length novel Verified
- — Published The Mill on the Floss Verified
- — Published Middlemarch in eight parts Verified
- — Married John Walter Cross Verified
- — Died in London Verified